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#A71CD4

#a71cd4 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a71cd4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 10.98% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.23% cyan, 86.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 285.33°, with 76.67% saturation and 47.06% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.54.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.138

Complementary

  1. #a71cd4
  2. #49d41c

Split complementary

  1. #a71cd4
  2. #a5d41c
  3. #1cd44b

Analogous

  1. #4b1cd4
  2. #a71cd4
  3. #d41ca5

Triadic

  1. #a71cd4
  2. #d4a71c
  3. #1cd4a7

Tetradic

  1. #a71cd4
  2. #d41c49
  3. #49d41c
  4. #1cd4a7

Square

  1. #a71cd4
  2. #d44b1c
  3. #49d41c
  4. #1ca5d4

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0a4d
  2. #721390
  3. #a71cd4
  4. #c454e8
  5. #db98f1

Shades

#a71cd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a71cd4
  2. #9619bf
  3. #8616aa
  4. #751494
  5. #64117f
  6. #540e6a
  7. #430b55
  8. #320840
  9. #21062a
  10. #110315
  11. #000000

Tints

#a71cd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a71cd4
  2. #b033d8
  3. #b949dd
  4. #c160e1
  5. #ca77e5
  6. #d38eea
  7. #dca4ee
  8. #e5bbf2
  9. #edd2f6
  10. #f6e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a71cd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a71cd4
  2. #a326cc
  3. #9f30c3
  4. #9b3abb
  5. #9744b2
  6. #944eaa
  7. #9058a2
  8. #8c6299
  9. #886c91
  10. #847688
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86539f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #066bd0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a34f7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #604ed7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e56d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a540a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a71cd4 {
  color: #a71cd4;
}
Background
.bg-a71cd4 {
  background-color: #a71cd4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a71cd4 {
  border: 2px solid #a71cd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a71cd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 28 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 77% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a71cd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a71cd4, #d41ca5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a71cd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 28 212 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.54 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.43 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.35 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.63 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.75 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.87 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.65 #58e32b Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a71cd4  rgb(167, 28, 212)  hsl(285, 77%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#49d41c  rgb(73, 212, 28)  hsl(105, 77%, 47%)  Lime Green
#d4a71c  rgb(212, 167, 28)  hsl(45, 77%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#1cd4a7  rgb(28, 212, 167)  hsl(165, 77%, 47%)  Caribbean Green